Jennifer Pelletier receives her award from Prof. Stephen Toope, UBC President.
Manager of Undergraduate Affairs and Special Projects Jennifer Pelletier in the Department of Mechanical Engineering has received a UBC President’s Staff Award of Excellence in recognition of her outstanding contributions in helping UBC achieve its vision and goals.
“Jennifer exemplifies the ethic of service-leadership that we continually strive to demonstrate in everything we do throughout the Faculty of Applied Science,” says Dean of Applied Science Tyseer Aboulnasr. “She has taken many service roles beyond her department, and these roles (in nature and number) are ones not normally taken on by a single departmental staff member—indicating her versatility, her leadership and the value she gives in this service.”
Some of Ms Pelletier’s contributions include serving on faculty-wide committees, liaising with engineering student groups and volunteering in the community on science and engineering initatives, such as the GEERing Up! program, a non-profit engineering and science camp for kids. She also holds a joint appointment as Manager, NSERC Chair for Women in Science and Engineering (BC and Yukon Region).
Earlier this year, Ms Pelletier was honored by the UBC Engineering Undergraduate Society as its Honorary President, in recognition of her outstanding contributions to the student experience. This was the first time that a staff member has been selected by the student body to hold this position.
Ms Pelletier is the second Faculty of Applied Science employee to be recognized with a UBC Staff Award this fall. Facilities and Finance Assistant Karen Seddon in the School of Engineering on UBC’s Okanagan campus received a Service Award for Excellence for her outstanding customer service.